Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023

Register of licences

23. (1) The Executive shall, as soon as practicable after the coming into operation of this section, cause to be established and maintained, in such form as it considers appropriate, a register of licences (referred to in this Act as the “register”) issued by it under section 13 .

(2) The register shall contain the following details in the case of each licence—

(a) the name, trading name and legal identity (if different) of the licensee,

(b) the address at which the licensee ordinarily resides or the address of his or her principal office or place of business or, where applicable, the name of each relevant officer and address at which he or she ordinarily resides and the address of his or her principal office or place of business,

(c) where the licence is in respect of a premises, the name and address of the premises,

(d) where the licence is in respect of online sales, the name and electronic or web address of any website (or other location online) operated and maintained by the licensee through which the tobacco products or nicotine inhaling products are sold,

(e) whether the licence relates to tobacco products or nicotine inhaling products or both,

(f) the date on which the licence takes effect in accordance with section 14 ,

(g) the date on which the licence was issued under section 13 or renewed under section 15 ,

(h) the date on which the licence expires in accordance with section 14 ,

(i) the licence number,

(j) details of the tax clearance certificate in force relating to the licensee,

(k) details of any conviction by the licensee under tobacco control legislation,

(l) where a licence is suspended under section 39 , details of the suspension and period of operation of such suspension, and

(m) such other matters as the Executive considers appropriate.

(3) Where a licence is revoked by the Executive under section 19 , the Executive shall remove all entries in relation to the licence concerned from the register.

(4) Where a licence is reinstated in accordance with section 21 (9), the Executive shall reinstate all entries in relation to the licence concerned to the register.

(5) The Executive shall, from time to time, review each entry in the register and, if it becomes aware that any particular in the register is incorrect or has ceased to be correct, it shall make such alteration to the register as it considers necessary and shall notify the licensee concerned in writing of any such alteration.